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Jim Landwehr lives and works in Waukesha, Wisconsin just west of Milwaukee. He enjoys writing humorous, heartfelt memoir as well as poetry and fiction. His book, Dirty Shirt: A Boundary Waters Memoir, was published in June of 2014 by eLectio Publishing. His nonfiction work has been published in Boundary Waters Journal, MidWest Outdoors Magazine and Forge Journal. He has also had poetry published in Torrid Literature Journal, Verse Wisconsin, Echoes Journal, Wisconsin People and Ideas, and many others.

Jim is married to Donna who is self-employed as a personal chef for Donna's Delectables. They have two teenage children Sarah and Benjamin. He is of the thinking that having two teens in the house is fodder for a book unto itself someday. He also has two cats, Chester and Isabelle, and a crazed Cairn Terrier dog, Toby, who seems to have a brain parasite most days. All of this, plus a full time job, keeps him busy and is the source of all his happiness.

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Jim Landwehr -

Author of Dirty Shirt: A Boundary Waters Memoir,Written Life and Reciting From Memory

Biography: Jim was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has always loved to write. In 2005, he took a class called Writing From Your Life, which focused on creative nonfiction. The class rekindled his love for writing. In 2009, he enrolled in AllWriters' Workplace and Workshop which provided a peer critique group that encouraged and stretched him as a writer. He has been enrolled in AllWriters off and on, ever since.

Jim loves outdoor sports, including biking, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. It was his love of camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota that led him to write Dirty Shirt: A Boundary Waters Memoir. The book features humorous accounts of trips he took to the area with his brothers, friends and children over the past twenty five years. Dirty Shirt was published by eLectio Publishing in June of 2014.

A graduate from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Jim has been fortunate to be employed in mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for nearly 30 years, a job he loves. He works as a GIS Analyst for Waukesha County in the Parks and Land Use Department. He was certified as a GIS Professional (GISP) in 2005 through the GIS Certification Institute.